Cigarette choking or snuffing device for ash trays



April 30, 1935. E ACOB 1,999,933

CIGARETTE CHOKING OR SNUFFING DEVICE FOR A SH TRAYS Filed Oct. 21, 1932I Eugene a606,

ATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 30, 1935.. E. JACOB 1,999,933

CIGARETTE CHOKING OR SNUFFING DEVICE FOR .ASH TRAYS Filed Qct. 21. 19522 sheets sneet 2 Ewgekw Jacpb, My;

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTECHOKING R SNUFFING DEVICE FOR ASH TRAYS This'invention relates to animproved cigarette choking or snufllng device for use in connection andthe purpose thereof is to provide a device of this kind which isapplicable to any kind of an ash tray, such as may rest on a table orother support and movable from one placeto another thereon, or whetherit is mounted on a humidor or a stand.

Ash trays which have depressions with solid bottoms for receiving thelighted end of a cigarette, for the purpose of choking or snuillng thesame out are common. However in this type of device the depressionsbecome filled with the cigarette stub or parts of it, then it isnecessary to soil ones fingers to remove the stubs and place them in thetray.

Another purpose of this invention is to provide means for actuatingmovable bottoms in the choking or snuiling out depressions, so thatsubsequently to choking or snuillng out the lighted end of thecigarette, it is possible to manually actuate said means, impartmovement to the movable bottoms, and therefore discharge the stub, whichwill automatically fall in the ash tray.

Another purpose is to provide means for attaching the ash tray to ahumidor or a stand.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an ash tray, showing cigarette or cigarholders thereon and illustrating the choking cavities or depressions andthe means for; actuating the movable bottoms therein.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view of the means for removably attachingthe tray to a humidor or other container.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 'of Figure 2.

Figure 6'is a detail view of a portion of the margin of the tray and aportion of the margin oi the wall of the container 2, showing moreclearly the construction of the means for guiding the lateral bent endsI l of the arms I! oi the strip ll through the enlarged portions I! ofthe slots, when the plate 5 is in an unlocked position.

Referring to the drawings I identifies the tray. which in the presentinstance is supported upon a container 2, the central part of which hasa compartment 3 for an absorbent material adapted to be saturated withwater acting as a humidor for cigarettes or cigars which may be arrangedin the container. The casing of the container 2 as well as the ash traymay be made of any suitable material such as bakelite, porcelain, glass,metal and plastic material of all kinds. The ash tray may be anysuitable shape, preferably in the present instance circular as shown,and it has holders 4 for the reception of lighted cigarettes or cigars.

The ash tray has a depending flange 2a which fits down over the casingof the container 2, and at diametrical opposite points adjacent thisflange are bosses 2b provided with bushings 20. In addition to theactual bottom 2d of the tray a circular plate 2e is secured to thebosses by means of screws 2g, said screws entering the bushings 2c,which are frictionally fitted or cemented in the bosses. The cylindricalwall of the container 2 at diametrical opposite points have notches 2h,which straddle the bosses, the notches being so located as to guide thetray into its position on the container, for the purpose as hereinafterstated. A plate 5 which is circular is secured by means oi a screw 6 toa central standard I which rises from the center of the humidor 2. Thebottom of the container 2 has a threaded bore-l, in which a standard maybe connected for supporting the container.

The plate 5 is provided with slots 9, as shown in the plan view, and a Ushaped strip in has its arms engaging through the slots 9. The arms ofthe U shaped strip l0 engage through the circular plate 2c, in orderthat the right angle extremities of the arms may pass through the slots9 of the plate 5. In other wbrds the larger portions ll of the slots,when in position to receive the right angle extremities of the arms ofthe U shaped strip I II the larger portions [2 of the slots are inradial register with the notches 2h 0! the wall of the container 2, sothat the tray may fit down onto the'container. and in this instance theright angle extremities H of the arms l3 will pass through the largerportions ofthe slots 9 of the plate 5, and as immediately hereinafterstated the ash tray may be locked to the container. The plate 5 iscapable of rotation slightly through the medium of a lever II. In otherwords by moving the lever ll slightly the larger portions I! of theslots as shown in the' plan view may be positioned so that the arms I:of the U shaped strip in may pass through the slots, and then byrotating the plate 5 back the angular bent ends H may engage under theplate, and thereby lock the ash tray to the container. By having thenotches 2k. in radial register with the larger portions I! or the slots9 ll is positioned. This button is threaded at totheU shspedstripll,tosecurethestrip the'hollowed out part II. The button'also to thelarger portion 0! the plunger as at 24 The lower end of the reducedsection of the plunger has a U shaped terminal 2! in which a pivot pin2| is mounted, connecting the adjacent ends of the two links 21 to theplunger. These links engage through slots is formed in the arms of the Ushaped strip II, and the remote ends of the links are connected by slotsand pins 29 and 2! tothe lower ends of the plunger I'l, so that bypressing the plunger 22 downwardly the plungers H (which constitutemovable bottoms for the chambers lia formed in the cylindrical ends it)will raise and discharge the choked or snuiied out cigarette. The slots28a are inclined downwardly away from each other, acting to move theplungers orbottoms II without'binding. i V when finishing smoking acigarette, the burnt end of the cigarette can be engaged in either ofthe cylindrical chambers a while the plungers II are in their lowermostpositions. Obviously the flre on'the end of the cigarette is choked outand then by depressing the plunger 22, the plungers II will raise anddischarge the cigarette butt out into the ash tray.

The invention having been se claimed is:

1. The combination with an as'n tray having a hollowed out portion withopen ended chambers at its ends, of a support for the tray, means forremovably attaching the tray to the support, movable bottoms in the openended chambers, and tiltable means housed in the hollowed out portion ofthe tray and connected to the movable bottoms at right angles theretofor causing the discharge or cigarette stubs.

forth, what is 2. The combination with an ashtray having a hollowed outportion provided with open ended chambers at its ends, movable bottomsin the open ended chambers, and tiltable means housed in the 1,a'oo,osa9 V bottoms for moving the bottoms upwardly for dis as aguideiorthereduced section 2| or chargingcigarette stubs,andamanuallyactuated device at right angles to and connecting with meansfor operating the latter.

4. The combination with an ash tray having a hollowed out portionprovided with open ended chambers at its ends, movable bottoms in theopen ended chambers, and means housed in the hollowed out portion andconnected to the movable bottoms for moving the bottoms upwardly forcigarette stubs, and a manually actuated spring tensioned device foroperating said means.

anecombinationwithanashtrayhaving a central hollowed out portionprovided with open ended chambers at its ends, of a support for thetray, said support including a" plate havin diametrically oppositeslots. certain ends of which have enlargements, and means carried by thetray and insertable through the enlargements oi the slots and the platebeing movable to locate said means under the-smaller portions of theslots, thereby attaching the tray to the support,

movable bottoms in the open endedchambers, means. in the hollowed outportion for causing movement oi the bottoms upwardly to dischargecigarette butts, and a device manually actuated and spring tensioned foroperating said means.

6. The combination with an ash tray having a central hollowed outportion provided with open ended chambers at its ends, of a support forthe tray, said support including a plate having diametrically oppositeslots, certain ends of which have enlargements, and means carried by thetray and insertable through the enlargements oithe slots and the platebeing movable to locate said means under the smaller portions of theslots,

- nected to the movable bottoms, and means connected to the adjacentends of the links for tilting them for moving the bottoms upwardly fordisch rging cigarette butts.

7. A combination with an ash tray having a centralhollowed out portionprovided with open ended chambers at its ends, said chambers havingmovable bottoms, of a support comprising a container for smokingmaterial, said container having a cover thereior, said cover havingconcentric diametrically opposite slots, and a plate secured to thecontainer and pomtioned under the cover and having concentricdiametrically opposite slots, certain ends of which have concentricenlargements, means carried by and concentric with the center of thetray provided with lugs insertible through the enlargements oi. theslots, said means being tumable to position the lugs out o! registrywith the enlargements oi'the slots whereby the lugs may be arrangedunder the smaller portions of the slots, said tray and the wall of thecontainer having means to guide the lugs to enter the enlargements ofsaid slots.

EUGENEv JACOB.

